The proprietor, however, at once recognized the pedlar, and after taxing him with the cheat he had practised on the former occasion, wound up his lecture by stating, in true American style, that if he again succeeded in cheating him he would forego the amount of his tavern expenses.

"Captain Wharton, do you go in to-night?" asked the pedlar abruptly, when this scene had closed.

" Mr. Rushton starts, and catches the pedlar by the arm.

Grimshaw shuddered as he helped to clothe the dead pedlar in his own fashionable garments.

Some miles outside the town several other travellers joined us, chiefly pedlars with loaded animals, so that presently our party increased in numbers to sixty.

They have splendid eyes, a superb beard, arched nose, and you would take them for real lords, provided we ignore the word Sarthe, which means a pedlar, and these were going evidently to Tachkend, where these pedlars swarm.

He will undertake to render treasonable pedlars, that carry intelligence between rebels and fanatics, true subjects and well-affected to the Government for half-a-crown a quarter, which he takes for giving them license to do so securely and uncontrolled.

" "If it be your excellency's pleasure," replied the pedlar meekly.

If I were a Constable I might apprehend you for suspition you had robd a pedlar.

Grimshaw touched the pedlar with his foot.

Verty very readily assented to this request, and first stabling Cloud, accompanied the German pedlar to the cabin.

This garland of fancies was received with great applause; whereat the pedlar, emboldened, proceeded to observe, mysteriously, that 'donkeys took a beating, but horses kicked at it; and that they'd found out that in Staffordshire long ago.

Avoid a cheap gun as you would avoid a cheap Jew pedlar.